East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton, Eastwood MSP Jackson Carlaw and the East Renfrewshire Conservative Council group have come out against any plans to build a new Leisure Centre on Broomburn Park or Shawwood, in Newton Mearns, in the strongest possible…
Call for responses to Eastwood Leisure Centre public consultation
East Renfrewshire Council have released the expected public consultation on the future of Eastwood Leisure Centre. You can have your say on the four options available here: https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/…/subpage.2018-… The consultation is open until 19th June. We strongly encourage as many…
East Renfrewshire MP Welcomes Commons Vote for Energy Price Cap
The Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons, and has passed to the House of Lords with the expectation that it will become law by this summer. The Bill fulfils the…
Masterton presses Home Secretary for deportation of Barrhead’s Romanian rapist
East Renfrewshire’s MP, Paul Masterton, has again pressed the case for the deportation of Barrhead Romanian rapist, Samuel Ciornei, as soon as possible. Mr Masterton wrote to the Home Secretary, The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, to ask how the…
MSP secures Barrhead Road repairs in Newton Mearns
A section of Barrhead Road in Newton Mearns is set to be included in the council’s resurfacing programme for 2018/19 after Jackson Carlaw MSP raised concerns about the condition of the road between Asda at The Avenue and Greenfarm Road. The MSP for…
MP and MSP urge East Renfrewshire Council to ban the use of “animal waste” on Newton Mearns biogas plant
East Renfrewshire MP, Paul Masterton and Eastwood MSP, Jackson Carlaw have written to East Renfrewshire Council regarding a controversial biogas plant at Greenhags Recycling Centre in Newton Mearns, which will see animal waste being utilised for fuel at the plant.…
Braidbar Quarry and Huntly Park development potentially stalled
A Freedom of Information request from the offices of Jackson Carlaw MSP and Paul Masterton MP suggests that there has been no official communication between East Renfrewshire Council and Advance Construction Ltd or other interested parties since summer 2017 regarding the potential…
Touching tributes for Ian Hutchison
It was with great sadness that we in the Association learned of the news of former provost Ian Hutchison. As Jackson Carlaw MSP intimated, ” Ian was part of band of councillors including Jean McFie, Robbie Robertson, Burnett McPhail, Judy Edmondson,…
Parliamentary Plaudits for Giffnock North Athlete
Giffnock North High Jumper, Nikki Manson, has received parliamentary plaudits after being selected to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast later this year. Nikki holds the Scottish indoor record for the high jump after she cleared…
Newton Mearns care home to close following Care Inspectorate concerns
The Care Inspectorate has made a court application for Greenlaw Grove care home in Newton Mearns to be closed down citing an “unacceptable quality of care, leadership, staffing and environment”. This follows the care home having its grades reduced by…